Chords for Jerry Jeff Walker on Austin City Limits "Mr. Bojangles"
Tempo:
132.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] I [D]
knew a band called Dangle [Bm] Dangle Danced with [D] [G] you
More than half the [A] shoes
[D] Silver hair [F#m] and black [Bm] shoes
[D]
Did [G]
the old soft [A] shoes
[G]
Jump [Bm] so high, [F#]
jump [Bm] so high
[D]
[E] Any line that touches [A] down
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D] [A]
[Bm] I [D]
met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans
I [D] was [G]
flying [A] down
He [D] looked at me with the
[Bm] eyes of [D]
hate
[G] As he spoke [A] right out
[G] He talked [D] of [F#] life, he [Bm] talked of life
[F#m] [D]
[E] [G#] He laughed and slapped [A] his leg and stared
[F#m]
[A] Said
[D] the name Bojangles and he [Bm] danced and [D]
[G] laughed
Across [A] the cell
[Bm] [A] He [D] grabbed his [F#m] daughter's double stanched [Bm] and he jumped up [F#m] high
[G] He clicked his [A] ears
[G] He let go [D] and laughed
[F#] He let go [Bm] and [D]
[E] shook back his clothes [A] all around
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] Oh,
[A]
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles Oh, dance
[Bm]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[F#]
[Bm] [D] Dance
[E]
[A]
[D] He danced with those at Mr.
Shores [Bm] and County Fair
[D]
[G] Throughout [A] the South
[D] Spoke the tears [F#m] of fifty [Bm] years how he's dogging [D] him
[G]
[A]
[G] Traveled about
His dog [A] up [D] and died
[F#] He up and [Bm] died
[D]
[E] After twenty years he's [A] still [F#m] green
[A]
He
[D] should have danced [F#m] now at every chance [Bm] he's home to town
[D]
[G] Drinks [A] and tears
[D] Most of [F#m] the time I spend behind [Bm] this county [D] bar
[G] A lot of drinks [A] to bear
[G] He shook [D] his head [F#] and as he shook [Bm] his head
[D]
[E] I [G#] heard someone ask [A] him [D] please
[A] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D]
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles [D] Oh, dance
[A]
[Bm]
[D]
Little man [F#m] Bojangles and he [Bm] danced [A] with
[Em] [G] [A]
[D]
[A#]
[N]
[G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] I [D]
knew a band called Dangle [Bm] Dangle Danced with [D] [G] you
More than half the [A] shoes
[D] Silver hair [F#m] and black [Bm] shoes
[D]
Did [G]
the old soft [A] shoes
[G]
Jump [Bm] so high, [F#]
jump [Bm] so high
[D]
[E] Any line that touches [A] down
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm]
Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D] [A]
[Bm] I [D]
met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans
I [D] was [G]
flying [A] down
He [D] looked at me with the
[Bm] eyes of [D]
hate
[G] As he spoke [A] right out
[G] He talked [D] of [F#] life, he [Bm] talked of life
[F#m] [D]
[E] [G#] He laughed and slapped [A] his leg and stared
[F#m]
[A] Said
[D] the name Bojangles and he [Bm] danced and [D]
[G] laughed
Across [A] the cell
[Bm] [A] He [D] grabbed his [F#m] daughter's double stanched [Bm] and he jumped up [F#m] high
[G] He clicked his [A] ears
[G] He let go [D] and laughed
[F#] He let go [Bm] and [D]
[E] shook back his clothes [A] all around
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] Oh,
[A]
[Bm] Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles Oh, dance
[Bm]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[F#]
[Bm] [D] Dance
[E]
[A]
[D] He danced with those at Mr.
Shores [Bm] and County Fair
[D]
[G] Throughout [A] the South
[D] Spoke the tears [F#m] of fifty [Bm] years how he's dogging [D] him
[G]
[A]
[G] Traveled about
His dog [A] up [D] and died
[F#] He up and [Bm] died
[D]
[E] After twenty years he's [A] still [F#m] green
[A]
He
[D] should have danced [F#m] now at every chance [Bm] he's home to town
[D]
[G] Drinks [A] and tears
[D] Most of [F#m] the time I spend behind [Bm] this county [D] bar
[G] A lot of drinks [A] to bear
[G] He shook [D] his head [F#] and as he shook [Bm] his head
[D]
[E] I [G#] heard someone ask [A] him [D] please
[A] [D] [F#m]
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles
[D]
[Bm] Oh, Mr.
[A] Bojangles [D] Oh, dance
[A]
[Bm]
[D]
Little man [F#m] Bojangles and he [Bm] danced [A] with
[Em] [G] [A]
[D]
[A#]
[N]
Key:
D
A
Bm
G
F#m
D
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I _ _ [D] _ _ _
knew a band called Dangle [Bm] Dangle Danced with [D] _ _ [G] you _
_ More than half the [A] shoes
_ _ _ [D] Silver hair [F#m] and black [Bm] shoes
[D] _ _
Did _ [G] _ _
the old soft [A] _ shoes
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Jump [Bm] so high, [F#] _
jump [Bm] so high
[D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Any line that touches [A] down
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [A] _ Bojangles _
_ [Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr.
[A] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr.
_ [A] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ I [D] _ _
_ met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans
I [D] was _ [G] _ _ _ _
flying [A] _ down
He _ [D] looked at me with the _
_ [Bm] eyes of _ [D] _
hate
[G] _ _ As he spoke [A] right out _ _
[G] He _ _ talked [D] of _ [F#] life, he [Bm] talked of life
[F#m] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G#] He laughed and slapped [A] his leg and stared
[F#m] _ _
[A] Said _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ the name Bojangles and he [Bm] danced and [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ laughed
Across [A] the cell
_ [Bm] [A] He [D] grabbed his [F#m] daughter's double stanched [Bm] and he jumped up [F#m] high _
[G] _ _ He clicked his [A] ears _ _ _
[G] He _ _ let go [D] and laughed
[F#] He let go [Bm] and _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] shook back his clothes [A] all _ around
[Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[A] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ Oh, dance
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Dance
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[D] He danced with those at Mr.
Shores [Bm] and County Fair
[D] _ _ _
[G] Throughout _ _ _ [A] the _ South _ _
[D] Spoke the tears [F#m] of fifty [Bm] years how he's dogging [D] him _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Traveled about
His dog [A] up [D] and died
[F#] He up and [Bm] _ died
[D] _ _ _
[E] _ After twenty years he's [A] still _ [F#m] green
_ [A]
He _ _ _ _ _
[D] should have danced [F#m] now at every chance [Bm] he's home to town
[D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Drinks [A] and tears _ _
[D] Most of [F#m] the time I spend behind [Bm] this county [D] bar _ _
[G] _ A lot of drinks [A] to bear _ _ _
[G] _ _ He shook [D] his head [F#] and as he shook [Bm] his head
_ [D] _ _
[E] I _ [G#] heard someone ask [A] him _ [D] please _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles
[D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ [D] Oh, dance
[A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Little _ _ _ man [F#m] Bojangles and he [Bm] danced [A] with
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I _ _ [D] _ _ _
knew a band called Dangle [Bm] Dangle Danced with [D] _ _ [G] you _
_ More than half the [A] shoes
_ _ _ [D] Silver hair [F#m] and black [Bm] shoes
[D] _ _
Did _ [G] _ _
the old soft [A] _ shoes
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Jump [Bm] so high, [F#] _
jump [Bm] so high
[D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Any line that touches [A] down
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Mr.
_ [A] _ Bojangles _
_ [Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr.
[A] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr.
_ [A] _ _ Bojangles _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ I [D] _ _
_ met him in a cell in New [Bm] Orleans
I [D] was _ [G] _ _ _ _
flying [A] _ down
He _ [D] looked at me with the _
_ [Bm] eyes of _ [D] _
hate
[G] _ _ As he spoke [A] right out _ _
[G] He _ _ talked [D] of _ [F#] life, he [Bm] talked of life
[F#m] _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G#] He laughed and slapped [A] his leg and stared
[F#m] _ _
[A] Said _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ the name Bojangles and he [Bm] danced and [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ laughed
Across [A] the cell
_ [Bm] [A] He [D] grabbed his [F#m] daughter's double stanched [Bm] and he jumped up [F#m] high _
[G] _ _ He clicked his [A] ears _ _ _
[G] He _ _ let go [D] and laughed
[F#] He let go [Bm] and _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] shook back his clothes [A] all _ around
[Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Mr. _
[A] _ Bojangles _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ Oh, dance
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Dance
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[D] He danced with those at Mr.
Shores [Bm] and County Fair
[D] _ _ _
[G] Throughout _ _ _ [A] the _ South _ _
[D] Spoke the tears [F#m] of fifty [Bm] years how he's dogging [D] him _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Traveled about
His dog [A] up [D] and died
[F#] He up and [Bm] _ died
[D] _ _ _
[E] _ After twenty years he's [A] still _ [F#m] green
_ [A]
He _ _ _ _ _
[D] should have danced [F#m] now at every chance [Bm] he's home to town
[D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Drinks [A] and tears _ _
[D] Most of [F#m] the time I spend behind [Bm] this county [D] bar _ _
[G] _ A lot of drinks [A] to bear _ _ _
[G] _ _ He shook [D] his head [F#] and as he shook [Bm] his head
_ [D] _ _
[E] I _ [G#] heard someone ask [A] him _ [D] please _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles
[D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Oh, Mr. _
[A] _ _ Bojangles _ [D] Oh, dance
[A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Little _ _ _ man [F#m] Bojangles and he [Bm] danced [A] with
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _